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Harvard Raises the Bar to Curtail Grade Inflation

It's getting harder for Harvard University students to earn honors.

Faculty members at Harvard have unanimously approved a series of changes aimed at curbing grade inflation in the undergraduate college. At a regularly scheduled faculty meeting, professors voted to completely overhaul the grading and honors systems by capping the number of students who can receive...

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